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Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, pronounced [moːɦənˈdaːs kəɾəmˈtʂənd ˈɡaːndʱiː]  ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance...
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A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

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A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

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Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

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Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected.

Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected.

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Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

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God comes to the hungry in the form of food.

God comes to the hungry in the form of food.

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Personally, I hold that a man, who deliberately and intelligently takes a pledge and then breaks it, forfeits his manhood.

Personally, I hold that a man, who deliberately and intelligently takes a pledge and then breaks it, forfeits his manhood.

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To believe what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

To believe what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

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Cowards can never be moral.

Cowards can never be moral.

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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

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I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.

I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

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I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.

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It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

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The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem.

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No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

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Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

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Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.

Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.

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I have learned through bitter experience the one supreme lesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can move the world.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supreme lesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can move the world.

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I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.

I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.

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Mental violence has no potency and injures only the person whose thoughts are violent. It is otherwise with mental non-violence. It has potency which the world does not yet know.

Mental violence has no potency and injures only the person whose thoughts are violent. It is otherwise with mental non-violence. It has potency which the world does not yet know.

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A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.

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A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

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Ahimsa is the attribute of the soul, and therefore, to be practiced by everybody in all affairs of life. If it cannot be practiced in all departments, it has no practical value.

Ahimsa is the attribute of the soul, and therefore, to be practiced by everybody in all affairs of life. If it cannot be practiced in all departments, it has no practical value.

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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.

Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.

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Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.

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We must become the change we want to see.

We must become the change we want to see.

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I claim that in losing the spinning wheel we lost our left lung. We are, therefore, suffering from galloping consumption. The restoration of the wheel arrests the progress of the fell disease.

I claim that in losing the spinning wheel we lost our left lung. We are, therefore, suffering from galloping consumption. The restoration of the wheel arrests the progress of the fell disease.

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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

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I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

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Morality is contraband in war.

Morality is contraband in war.

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There are limits to self-indulgence, none to restraint.

There are limits to self-indulgence, none to restraint.

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Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be inseparable part of our very being.

Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be inseparable part of our very being.

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Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

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When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.

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Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

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Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

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Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

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If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

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Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

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A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

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Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.

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There is no god higher than truth.

There is no god higher than truth.

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Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.

Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.

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In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

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Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

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To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

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Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

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If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today.

If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today.

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Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.

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Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.

Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.

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Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.

Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.

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Rationalists are admirable beings, rationalism is a hideous monster when it claims for itself omnipotence. Attribution of omnipotence to reason is as bad a piece of idolatry as is worship of stock and stone believing it to be God. I plead not for the suppression of reason, but for a due recognition of that in us which sanctifies reason.

Rationalists are admirable beings, rationalism is a hideous monster when it claims for itself omnipotence. Attribution of omnipotence to reason is as bad a piece of idolatry as is worship of stock and stone believing it to be God. I plead not for the suppression of reason, but for a due recognition of that in us which sanctifies reason.

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The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.

The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.

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Patience means self-suffering.

Patience means self-suffering.

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Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.

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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

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